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P. J. KAZDA.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-24, I919.

Pat'entd Apr. 19, 1921-. 2 SHEETS SHEET 1. A

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PETER J. KAZDA, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.-

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

Application filed November 24,1919. Serial No. 340,242.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER J. KAZDA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oklahoma, in the county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing- Machines, of which the following is a specication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

An object of the invention is to provite improved means whereby articles being washed in a washing machine may be raised 'up out of the water without the necessity of manually reaching into the water after them.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the ensuing description.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1, is an end elevation of a washing machine embodying the principles of the invention, the end wall of; the outer inclosing cabinet-being partly broken away to expose inner parts. I

Fig. 2 is a similar View of an inner oscillating water container, with a portion of an end wall broken away to expose inner-parts.

Fig. 3 is an elevation view taken in the direction of the arrow 3 of Fig. 1, the inclosing cabinet of the machine being shown in section and a side wall of the inner Water container being broken away to expose inner parts.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental elevation view in the same direction as Fig. 3 and on larger scale, showing locking mechanism for holding down a lifting cage in the water container.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures.

For inclosing its working parts, the machine shown in this instance includes a cabinet which is composed of the side walls 6, end walls 7 and 8, legs 9, and the removable cover 10..

A container 11 adapted to contain water and the articles to be washed is pivoted to oscillate inside the inclosing cabinet and is provided on its ends with trunnions 12 which rest in bearings 13 on the end walls 7 and 8 of said cabinet; the trunnions being integral parts of three-armed spiders 14: which are riveted to the end walls of the container.

To impart to the container 11 an oscillating movement, a gear-wheel 15 is pivoted on a stud 16 on the end wall 7 of the cabinet, and a crank-pin 17 on this gear-wheel is connected to the lower arm 18 of one of the spiders 14 of the container by a connecting-rod 19.

- The gear-wheel 15 is driven by a suitable motor 20 which is mounted inside the cabinet and shown only in Fig. 1, proper speedreducing gearing 21 being interposed between said gear-wheel and motor.

The parts thus described are not claimed as new.

in carrying out the objects stated, the contalner 11 is lined with a perforated cage 22 which is arranged to have vertical movement therein, and this cage is suspended at the upper end of its throw by yieldable means which will allow it to be forced downward to the bottom of the container.

In this instance the yieldable means suspending the cage 22 consists of two pairs of tension springs 23 which at their upper ends are hitched to hooks 2% on the end walls 25 of the container 11, and the lower ends of the two springs of each pair are hitched to and connected by a rod or bar 26 on which the cage rests.

The bottom of the cage 22 is provided with V grooves 27 which removably receive the bars 26 to keep the latter from swinging out of place.

As best shown in Fig. 2, the bottom 28 of the cage 22 is raised upward along a longitudinal line and thus forms a ledge over which the articles being washed will be repeatedly thrown 0r dashed with a rubbing effect as the container is oscillated from side to side.

To hold the cage 22 down in the container 11, a depending arrow-pointed locking member 29 is riveted into the crotch in the lower surface of the raised bottom 28 of said cage, and this locking member is releasably engaged by the hooked upper ends 30 of two opposed upstanding leaf-spring lockingtongues 81 which are riveted to a supporting base 32 on the bottom 33 of the container.

To release the locking engagement of the locking-tongues 31, a small shaft 34; is journaled through the end wall 35 of the container 11 and in an upstanding bearing 36 on the base 32, this shaft passing between the two locking-tongues 31 and being provided with a cam 37 which is adapted to force said locking-tongues apart out of engagement with the locking member 29 when the shaft is revolved.

A suitable stuffing-box 38 is provided to prevent leakage of water where the shaft passes through the end wall 25 of the container 11, and this stufiing-box may be built into the arm 18 aforesaid.

The outer end of the shaft 34 is provided with a crank arm 39, and a rod 40 which pivotally engages the end of this crank arm extends upward and slidably through a bearing on an upper and accessible part of the container 11, the upper end of the rod being provided with a finger-button 42.

In using the machine, the cage 22 is filled with the articles to be washed, the latter being placed in the container 11.

The cage 22 is then forced downward in the container 11 until its locking member 29 is engaged by the locking-tongues 31, the water in the container entering the cage through the perforations 43 and being of sufiicient depth to properly cover the articles being washed.

To remove the articles, the operator simply presses down on the rod 40 and thereby releases the locking engagement of the locking-tongues 41; and the springs 23 promptly lift the cage 22 and contained articles upward without the necessity of reaching manually down into the hot water for them.

The lower portions of the container 11 and cage 22 are tapered downward on two opposite sides, the outer surface of the cage being provided with cushion springs 44 on its lower or tapered portion and with similar springs 45 on its upper or parallel portion.

The upper cushion springs 45 of the cage 22 act with cushion effect against the parallel side walls of the upper part of the tact with springs, gearing, or any part of i the machine except the cage 22.

The following is claimed 1. In a washing machine, an oscillatory container, a perforated cage relatively movable therein and having a bottom raised along a longitudinal line, a depending locking member in the crotch thus formed, and upstanding resilient means for engagement with said locking member.

2. In a washing machine, an oscillatory container, a perforated cage relatively movable therein and having a bottom raised along a longitudinal line, a depending looking member in the crotch thus formed, upstanding resilient means for engagement with said locking member, cam means for actuating said resilient means, and means for actuating said cam.

lVitness my hand this 14 day of November, 1919.

PETER J. KAZDA. 

